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10 metros where Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians are hardest to fill
The hard Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians conversation is New York, score 7.4, pay about $96.9K, 54% above the national median.
If the search is Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians, New York, NY is the metro to brief: score 7.4 (hard), pay about $96.9K, 54% above the national median.
New York has roughly a fifth fewer of these workers than a typical metro for Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians, and density is 1.708 jobs per 1,000.
After New York, the Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians list still includes Providence, RI at 6.9, elevated band.
For Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians, New York all-industry openings were 4.1 in December 2025.
For Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians, the U.S. rate was 4.0, and New York sat above it.
Each metro
1New York, NY
- Score
- 7.4
- Band
- Hard
- Location quotient
- 0.80
- Jobs per 1,000
- 1.708
- Metro median
- $96,930
- Pay ratio
- 1.54
2Buffalo, NY
- Score
- 7.3
- Band
- Hard
- Location quotient
- 0.62
- Jobs per 1,000
- 1.330
- Metro median
- $78,050
- Pay ratio
- 1.24
3San Jose, CA
- Score
- 7.2
- Band
- Hard
- Location quotient
- 0.77
- Jobs per 1,000
- 1.648
- Metro median
- $84,870
- Pay ratio
- 1.35
4Portland, OR
- Score
- 7.2
- Band
- Hard
- Location quotient
- 0.59
- Jobs per 1,000
- 1.273
- Metro median
- $83,010
- Pay ratio
- 1.32
5Albany, NY
- Score
- 7.1
- Band
- Hard
- Location quotient
- 0.87
- Jobs per 1,000
- 1.853
- Metro median
- $80,000
- Pay ratio
- 1.27
6Sacramento, CA
- Score
- 7.1
- Band
- Hard
- Location quotient
- 0.87
- Jobs per 1,000
- 1.867
- Metro median
- $83,150
- Pay ratio
- 1.32
7Bridgeport, CT
- Score
- 7.0
- Band
- Hard
- Location quotient
- 0.63
- Jobs per 1,000
- 1.341
- Metro median
- $76,060
- Pay ratio
- 1.21
8Rochester, NY
- Score
- 6.9
- Band
- Elevated
- Location quotient
- 1.08
- Jobs per 1,000
- 2.306
- Metro median
- $81,290
- Pay ratio
- 1.29
9San Francisco, CA
- Score
- 6.9
- Band
- Elevated
- Location quotient
- 1.03
- Jobs per 1,000
- 2.196
- Metro median
- $84,130
- Pay ratio
- 1.34
10Providence, RI
- Score
- 6.9
- Band
- Elevated
- Location quotient
- 0.92
- Jobs per 1,000
- 1.980
- Metro median
- $76,960
- Pay ratio
- 1.22
Ranked table
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| Rank | Metro | Score | Band | Location quotient | Jobs per 1,000 | Metro median | Pay ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York, NY | 7.4 | Hard | 0.80 | 1.708 | $96,930 | 1.54 |
| 2 | Buffalo, NY | 7.3 | Hard | 0.62 | 1.330 | $78,050 | 1.24 |
| 3 | San Jose, CA | 7.2 | Hard | 0.77 | 1.648 | $84,870 | 1.35 |
| 4 | Portland, OR | 7.2 | Hard | 0.59 | 1.273 | $83,010 | 1.32 |
| 5 | Albany, NY | 7.1 | Hard | 0.87 | 1.853 | $80,000 | 1.27 |
| 6 | Sacramento, CA | 7.1 | Hard | 0.87 | 1.867 | $83,150 | 1.32 |
| 7 | Bridgeport, CT | 7.0 | Hard | 0.63 | 1.341 | $76,060 | 1.21 |
| 8 | Rochester, NY | 6.9 | Elevated | 1.08 | 2.306 | $81,290 | 1.29 |
| 9 | San Francisco, CA | 6.9 | Elevated | 1.03 | 2.196 | $84,130 | 1.34 |
| 10 | Providence, RI | 6.9 | Elevated | 0.92 | 1.980 | $76,960 | 1.22 |
Takeaways
- Put Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians in New York on the intake at a score of 7.4.
- New York has roughly a fifth fewer of these workers than a typical metro for Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians.
- The Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians median in New York is about $96.9K.
- The final scored metro is Providence, RI, at 6.9.
For recruiters
- Staff New York, NY before the other metros.
- Keep the bottom metro as a comparison.
Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025.
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Methodology
Rows are the scored metro pages for Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians (29-2010) with the highest public market difficulty score, up to 10. Metros under 500 workers are not scored. A metro page is scored only when OEWS employment for that occupation is at least 500. Below that, the page stays up and is left off this ranking. Postsecondary teaching occupations and medical scientists are left off even when they are scored. Nominal weights, before a missing shortage match is rescaled, are projected openings divided by 2025 employment 18%, projected growth 22%, the metro median divided by the U.S. median 40%, how common the occupation is locally compared with the country 8% (the location-quotient column; a lower figure means a thinner local bench), a matching HRSA shortage designation 8%, and statewide all-industry JOLTS for December 2025 4%. Bands are Standard under 4, Elevated from 4 up to 7, and Hard at 7 and above. The New York total-nonfarm job openings rate for December 2025 is 4.1. The U.S. rate is 4.0. Both are all-industry JOLTS rates. The article is tagged to New York because that state holds the leading metro, so the publishing calendar does not stack it with another New York article the same day. Rounded figures in the prose: $96,930 is stated as about $96.9K. a comparison of 1.54 is stated as 54 percent. $62,930 is stated as about $62.9K.
Sources
- BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics · May 2025
- BLS Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, total nonfarm · December 2025
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